Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1887-12-23

salesroom is admirably adapted for
both these trades and will afford am
pie room for the display OF their wares
in truly metropolitan style.
Tuesday night the gas again went
back" on its consumers, and left the
town in darkness, except on the bust
hes par; Of Main street, where the
electric service afforded light I'LL mid
night. Many of our citizens contem-
plate reinstating the kerosene Lamp,
for indoor use, il there is no indication
OF change for the better soon.
! There Is 40 organization in eXistance
SO popular as The Royce & Lansing
Co. They present the greatest variety
of music and comedy ever seen in one
| programme. Over two hours of the
sweetest music. The cleanest, bright
est and best of choice comedy. Will
app ear at Columbia Hall, next Fri
day and Saturday evenings.
The following were elected officers
of Geo. II. Thomas post, q. A. r, No.,
), Tuesday evening in this city: r.
G. O'Brien, Post Commander; A. b
Cowles, S. V. c.; r. II. Milroy, J. V.
c.; Henry Sabin, A. NJ; Warren
Riley, Surgeon; Rev. r. II. Massey,
Chaplain; Delegates to Department
Encampment at Seattle, next April,
w. II. Roberts and Gen. X. II. Mil
roy.
The gas-light of Olympia is still
feeble and unreliable. The jets in oul
Office the past week have been scarcely
better than the flame of "tallow
Dips" and uptown, where the pressure
is somewhat greater, but little better
1t is to be regretted that during the
holiday season, we are to be deprived
of one of the chief accessories of com
fort-good Lightly the neglect of the
gas company.
The planking of the alley adjoining
the post-otiice is an improvement tina
will meet with very general favor. L
affords ready means of hauling the
steam fire engine to Main street, il
case of emergency, without encoun
tering the mud that in the winter sea-
son causes the ponderous machine tt
drag so heavily. 1t is likewise used b,
the stages which deliver and receive thu
mail, and since the planking has been
laid, is frequently used by pedestrian.
as short cut between the two princi
pal streets.
The query now is, What are the ga.
company giving us? Besides the in
sufficiency of light afforded by theil
product, there is an intolerable sui
phurous odor emitted from the burn
ers during its consumption, which al
the ventilation that can be given fall
to dissipate or overcome. AS n conse
quence, "the light of other days" j.
in demand, and the banished kerosene
lamp "bobs up serenely," while the
old but respected adamantine candle
comes forth with beaming cOuntenanc'
to " fill long felt want"
One of our prominent citizens re
marked the other day that if Olympi,
received no other benefit from the new
wharf, than the splendid promenade i
affords her citizens, it is worth tn,
money it has cost. This may seem t.
be an extravagant estimate of the com
fort it affords in this respect, but il W,
base judgment upon the number @
people who daily avail themselves of &;
delightful walk of nearly two miles, tt
the L and return, We must surely
conclude that this was an item Of NJ
; small importance that was never takel
into account while summing up tn,
benefits that would result from its con
struction.
On Saturday evening Mr.. Rober
Mari will award to the five largest pur
chasers of Tansell's Punch cigars, fo
which he is agent, the following beau
tiful presents: LIST, an elegant get o
knives, teaspoons, sugar spoon ant
butter knife, triple-plated ware; I'd
"a combination genuine 'merschaun
set; Sd, an elegant carving set-all il
elegantly-lineI satin plush cases; 18th
genuine mcrschaum hand-carvet
cigar holder; and 9Th, a six-lens auto
matte French opera glass. AS TIN
purchases OF the half dozen competitor
have been, so far, nearly equal, Their
will probably be spirated contest be
fore the time closes, Saturday evening
at 8 o'clock.
The lecture and Rotations of Mis-
Florence Molinelli. at Columbia Hall
, Saturday night, convinced the mos
exacting that she possesses talent o.
the highest order. Her lecture was ,
clear, concise and remarkably we'll
worded review of dramatic and Othe
writings, from the earlier day
, down to modern times. Her imper
sonations of Juliet" and "Fazio,
we're Enthusiastically encored, Will
her recital of some of the grand oil
hymns added new beauties to line
that have for ages been household